Vacation deals

The country of Spain doesn’t get much action on this blog or in my books because while it’s a good value, it’s not one of the cheapest countries in Europe. Despite high unemployment still, it’s way too developed for Spain prices for travelers to be in the basement. Bargain-hunters have long headed to neighboring Portugal …

As I write this, every conversation among friends in the USA seems to touch on spiking housing prices, higher food prices, inflation, and supply chain problems. Some travelers who are back out on the road again aren’t talking about any of this though. They’re staying in budget hotel destinations and getting a room for two …

If you really want to travel more on your current income, then get ready to have all your excuses removed. Too many times I hear, “I wish I could travel more, but I can’t afford it.” The thing is, I haven’t heard this common excuse from a homeless person or someone who has been out …

Where are the cheapest places to travel in South America? This can be a moving target because of economic conditions and exchange rates, but many of the countries are a perpetual good value.  I spend a lot of time traveling in South America and the continent features prominently in two of my books. There’s a …

Keeping this post updated is difficult since Argentina’s financial crisis is a dramatic one that’s still continuing, but I’m taking a stab at it in January of 2024, supplementing some old info with updates on the currency exchange story. I first posted when I had just returned from a trip to the bottom of South …